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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

     EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF RICHARD A. JENKS

     Introduced By: Representatives Keable, Casey, Morin, Newberry, and Messier

     Date Introduced: June 20, 2018

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, Richard A. Jenks passed away on February 14, 2018. He was the devoted

husband of Sharon A. Jenks since August 15, 1992; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Jenks was born in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of the late Elmer

G. and Hortense Jenks. He was a hard-working man who worked as a lineman for Pascoag

Electric for forty-one years. He also served the public as a Firefighter and EMT for the Pascoag

Fire Department, and was a lifetime member of the Pascoag Fire Department; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Jenks was a veteran of the United States Air Force and for twenty-four

years he served our nation with honor and devotion across the globe, including Vietnam,

Thailand, Kuwait, and in Southeast and Southwest Asia; and

     WHEREAS, Besides his wife, Sharon, Mr. Jenks is survived by his children, Gregory R.

Jenks, Travis R. Jenks, Wendy Jenks Chamberlin, Sandra Leplat, and Laura Baptista. He also

leaves behind ten grandchildren: Taylor Chamberlin, Darren Jenks, Riley Chamberlin, Molly

Jenks, Noah Jenks, Nathan Jenks, Michael Higginson, Bryan Higginson, Christian Higginson,

and Alexis Leplat; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby expresses its condolences on the passing of Richard A. Jenks; and

be it further

RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mrs. Sharon A. Jenks.

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